Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day

Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day

Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
On this date in 1966 The Beatles held a press conference at the Astor Towers Hotel in Chicago where John Lennon apologized for his remarks that The Beatles were "more popular than Jesus now." The US media mis-quoted Lennon and rallies were held all over the country to smash and burn Beatle records. Lennon said later that he was trying to say, "The way they (some fans) carry on, it's like we're more popular than Jesus Christ."
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day

Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
The cover art for the album "America's Greatest Hits" was created by a graphics designer by the name of Phil Hartman, the same funny-man who later appeared on Saturday Night Live, and then News Radio, before he was murdered by his wife in 1998.
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